Car clash: Renault and Nissan at loggerheads

The decades-old alliance of Renault and Nissan has descended into open enmity as the two sides spar over governance changes at the Japanese car maker, an apparent tit-for-tat following Nissan’s refusal to endorsea deal with Fiat Chrysler.

Nissan chief executive Hiroto Saikawa said it was “most regrettable” that Renault planned to stymie board reforms, after receiving a letter from the French company’s chairman, Jean-Dominique Senard. Renault’s salvo contrasts with more reassuring remarks from ...